Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival
The 2025 Winter Carnival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, is a spectacular celebration of winter sports, community spirit, and Western heritage. This annual event, held in mid-February, brings together cowboys and cowgirls showcasing their skills alongside thrilling demonstrations in skijoring—a breathtaking sport that merges skiing with horseback riding. The carnival features jaw-dropping ski jumping performances that send athletes soaring through the crisp mountain air, thrilling audiences with their incredible feats of bravery and skill.
As the streets and slopes come alive, this festival highlights the unique bond between horses and their riders, celebrating the rugged outdoor lifestyle of the Yampa Valley. The images tell a story of resilience and traditions shared amongst participants and spectators alike.
Ski Photography Tips, Tricks and Lessons Learned
Recently I had the idea to shoot some photos of one of my favorite non-photography-hobbies: Skiing. Let me say, I learned a lot from my first attempt at action sports imagery. In this blog I share some of my lessons learned and challenges faced from my first endeavor into this different genre of photography.
365 Sunlight
In this blog Cody documents a year of sunlight, mainly around the sunrise and sunset hours, but occasionally exploring other hours in the day when the light hits just right. Counter to his usual style of landscapes and wildlife shot almost exclusively with a mirrorless camera, he explores more shooting and editing on his phone. The goal of the project is just to capture nice sunlight every single day. There is one simple rule: Each photo must feature natural sunlight.
Backpacking, Photography and Misadventures on Segment 8 of the Colorado Trail
When I backpacked this segment of the Colorado Trail in the summer of 2024, I knew it was going to be a tough weekend trip. The single-segment-distance was the longest I had done to date, the altitude was high above sea level at a ski resort, thunderstorms were possible in the afternoons, and I was going with a group of friends who would need help figuring out the logistics of a car shuffle.
Balancing Ultralight Backpacking With Photography
Ultralight Backpackers and Photographers have perhaps the most opposite ideologies for adventuring in the outdoors. As someone with experience in both of these activities, I wanted to share my thoughts on how to balance both options.
The 40 that got away… and the one that didn’t
As some of you may have seen on my instagram and in my portfolio, I recently got back from a trip to Alaska where I got to explore with my family the Anchorage, Moose Pass, and Seward areas. During this trip I saw salmon running, hiked a bunch, visited the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center and Alaska SeaLife Center, and went on a cruise around Kenai Fjords National Park!